South & Southwest France_revised-Jan-2013 Flashcards
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AOPs of Corsica
Vin de Corse AOP
Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
Patrimonio AOP
Ajaccio AOP
Ajaccio
AOP on Corsica for whites based on Vermentino & rosés/reds based on Sciaccarello
Muscat du Cap Corse
AOP on Corsica for VDN of Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc
Northern tip of island overlapping Patrimonio
Patrimonio
AOP on Corsica for varietal Vermentino & red/rosé based on Nielluccio
Vin de Corse
General AOP of Corsica for white, rosé & red
Subzones of Vin du Corse
5 Calvi Figari Porto-Vecchio Coteaux du Cap Corse Sartène
Principal grapes of Corsica
White: Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Muscat
Red: Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello
Malvioisie de Corse
Vermentino on Corsica
Rossola
Ugni Blanc on Corsica
Communal appellations of Corsica
Ajaccio AOP
Patrimonio AOP
AOPs of Provence
west to east
Les Baux de Provence Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Palette Côtes de Provence Cassis Coteaux Varois en Provence Bandol Bellet
Les Baux de Provence
AOP of Provence for Blanc, Rosé & Rouge
White grapes: Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino, Roussane, Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Ugni Blanc
Red grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Carignan, Cab. Sauv.
Coteaux d’Aix en Provence
AOP in Provence for Vermentino-based whites & Grenache-based red/rosé
Palette
Tiny AOP of Provence for white, red & rosé of complex blends
Château Simone only producer of note
Cassis
AOP of Provence for blends
White, red & rosé
Crème de Cassis NOT made here & no relation
Bandol
AOP in Provence for Clairette-based white & Mourvèdre/Cinsault/Grenache-based red/rosé
Coteaux Varois en Provence
AOP in center of region for Vermentino-based white & Cinsault/Grenache/Mourvèdre/Syrah-based red/rosé
Bellet
AOP zone in eastern Provence (near Nice) for Vermentino-based white
Reds based on Braquet & Fuella Nera
Côtes de Provence
AOP in Provence for white, red & rosé
Subzones of Côtes de Provence
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Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
La Londe
Subzones of Languedoc AOP
15 Grès de Montpellier* *St-Christol *St-Drézéry *St-Georges-D'Orques *La Méjanelle Pézanes La Clape Pic St-Loup Cabrières Terasses du Larzac Picpoul de Pinet Quatourze Montpeyroux St-Saturnin Sommières
Grès de Montpellier
Red wine only cru of Languedoc for Rhône varieties, principally Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Crus of Languedoc that permit rosé
Cabrières
Pic-St-Loup
Crus of Languedoc the permit white wine
Picpoul de Pinet
La Clape
Fitou
AOP of Languedoc embedded in Corbières
Corbières
AOP of Languedoc for white, rosé and red
AOPs in Aude Département
Limoux Fitou Corbières La Clape Cabardès Malepères Minervois (& Herault) Rivesaltes (& Pyrenées-Orientales) Grand Rousillon (& Pyrenées-Orientales)
La Clape
Cru of Languedoc in Aude dept.
Cabardès
AOP of Languedoc adjacent to Minervois for red & rosé
Malepère
AOP of Languedoc for
CF-based rosé
Merlot-based rouge
Limoux styles
AOP of Languedoc for Blanc Rouge Vin Mousseux Blanc "Méthode Ancestral" Vin Mousseux Blanc "Blanquette de Limoux"
Sparkling wine from Limoux
All Vin Mousseux Blanc
“Méthode Ancestral”
“Blanquette de Limoux”
“Crémant de Limoux”
Corbières-Boutenac
AOP within Corbières for red wines only
Carignan-based
AOPs of Langeudoc for VDNs
Muscat de Mireval AOP
Muscat de Lunel AOP
Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
Muscat de Frontignan AOP (VDN & VDL)
Minervois
AOP in Languedoc for white, red & rosé
Straddles Aude & Hérault depts.
Many subzones
Minervois-La Livinière
Only AOP subzone of Minervois
Red only from Grenache, Ladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Clairette du Languedoc
AOP in Languedoc for 100% Clairette 3 styles: Blanc Rancio VDL
St-Chinian
AOP of Languedoc for white, rosé & red wines
Subzones of St-Chinian
Berlou & Roquebrun
Both for red only, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan
Muscat de Nöel
Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than Dec. 1 of the year of harvest
Produced in Lunel & St-Jean-de-Minervois
Muscat in Langudoc
À Petit Grains Blanc
AOPs of Roussillon
Banyuls Banyuls Grand Cru Côtes du Roussillon Côtes du Roussillon Villages Collioure Grand Roussillon Maury Muscat de Rivesaltes Rivesaltes
Styles of VDNs
Blanc Ambré Tuilé Rosé Grenat Rimage Traditionnel
Oxidative styles of VDN
Ambré
Tuilé